EXCLUSIVE: ASUS Speaks on the EEE PC

TechTree: States like Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka promote the Linux operating system in its education and government sectors. Will ASUS roll out Linux alternatives for the new 904HD and 1000H models in India? Benson Lin: Currently, we're closely tied up with Microsoft and the EEE PC with Windows XP would be available to the Indian market. However, the Linux alternative would be a possibility based on specific grounds. TechTree: Will the SSD storage solution for EEE PC be available in India? Benson Lin: Comparatively SSD-based EEE PCs are lighter than those with hard drives. We believe that Indian users would like to have bigger storage so we came up with 80GB Hard Drive option. We didn't think the SSD solution would work here. Thus we changed the strategy for India and launched the Hard Drive solution. In future, we will... [read full story]